Baylor scores 71 points in second half to beat Southern 111-67
AP
Dec 21, 2025
WACO, Texas (AP) Tounde Yessoufou had 28 points, eight rebounds and six assists as Baylor Bears used a 71-point second half to beat Southern Jaguars 111-67 on Sunday.
Cameron Carr added 22 points, six rebounds and six assists. Dan Skillings Jr. scored 17 points, Obi Agbim had 12 and Isaac Williams 11. Caden Powell grabbed 15 rebounds.
Michael Jacobs scored 20 points to lead the Jaguars (4-8) and Malek Abdelgowad added 19.
Baylor (9-2) has won 52 consecutive home nonconference games, the second-longest active streak behind Auburn with 63.
Leading by nine, Baylor opened the second half by outscoring Southern 21-4 with the Jaguars committing five turnovers and not making a basket for nearly four minutes. Skillings capped the run with consecutive 3-pointers. By the final media timeout, the lead was 37 after a Yessoufou dunk as Baylor went on to outscore Southern in the second half 71-36. Yessoufou scored 16 second-half points.
Baylor went over 100 points on consecutive 3-pointers by Will Kuykendall. This was the third 100-point game this season for the Bears, who came in leading the Big 12 in scoring offense at 91.2 ppg.
Baylor led 40-31 at halftime with Yessoufou and Carr scoring 12 points apiece. Carr scored in double figures in the opening half for the 10th straight game.
Southern plays at Illinois on Dec. 29.
Baylor is home against Arlington Baptist on Monday.
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1st Half
SOU
Jaguars
31
BAYL
Bears
40
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Joe Manning vs. Cameron Carr (Dan Skillings Jr. gains possession)
19:45
+2
Cameron Carr makes two point dunk (Michael Rataj assists)
0-2
19:23
Joe Manning misses two point jump shot
19:21
Cameron Carr defensive rebound
18:54
+2
Tounde Yessoufou makes two point jump shot
0-4
18:38
Joe Manning misses three point jump shot
18:36
Terrance Dixon Jr. offensive rebound
18:34
Jump ball. Terrance Dixon Jr. vs. Tounde Yessoufou (Jaguars gains possession)
18:24
+2
Terrance Dixon Jr. makes two point jump shot (Joe Manning assists)
2-4
18:02
Cameron Carr misses three point jump shot
18:00
Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
17:55
Obi Agbim misses three point jump shot
17:53
Brandon Hardy defensive rebound
17:41
+3
Cam Amboree makes three point jump shot (Brandon Hardy assists)
5-4
17:24
DaMariee Jones shooting foul (Tounde Yessoufou draws the foul)
17:24
+1
Tounde Yessoufou makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-5
17:24
+1
Tounde Yessoufou makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-6
17:16
+2
Terrance Dixon Jr. makes two point layup (Cam Amboree assists)
7-6
17:02
Michael Rataj misses three point jump shot
17:00
Cam Amboree defensive rebound
16:43
+3
Joe Manning makes three point jump shot
10-6
16:25
AJ Barnes blocks Tounde Yessoufou's two point layup
16:23
Joe Manning defensive rebound
16:17
Cam Amboree misses three point jump shot
16:15
Terrance Dixon Jr. offensive rebound
16:12
+2
Terrance Dixon Jr. makes two point dunk
12-6
16:08
Bears 30 second timeout
16:08
TV timeout
15:54
+3
Cameron Carr makes three point jump shot (Isaac Williams IV assists)
12-9
15:32
Caden Powell personal foul
15:31
Isaac Williams IV blocks Michael Jacobs's two point jump shot
15:29
Malek Abdelgowad offensive rebound
15:24
Malek Abdelgowad misses two point jump shot
15:22
Caden Powell defensive rebound
15:18
+2
Caden Powell makes two point dunk (Isaac Williams IV assists)
12-11
14:49
+3
Michael Jacobs makes three point jump shot (Brandon Hardy assists)
15-11
14:35
Isaac Williams IV turnover (lost ball) (Michael Jacobs steals)
14:30
AJ Barnes misses three point jump shot
14:28
Caden Powell defensive rebound
14:13
Malek Abdelgowad personal foul (Isaac Williams IV draws the foul)
14:08
+2
Caden Powell makes two point layup (Michael Rataj assists)
15-13
13:47
+2
Malek Abdelgowad makes two point jump shot
17-13
13:20
Isaac Williams IV misses two point jump shot
13:18
Caden Powell offensive rebound
13:18
Malek Abdelgowad personal foul (Caden Powell draws the foul)
13:14
Puoch Dobuol blocks Dan Skillings Jr.'s two point layup
13:12
Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
13:08
+2
Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup
17-15
13:02
Malek Abdelgowad misses two point jump shot
13:00
Tounde Yessoufou defensive rebound
12:55
+3
Cameron Carr makes three point jump shot (Tounde Yessoufou assists)
17-18
12:42
Caden Powell blocks Michael Jacobs's two point jump shot
12:40
Cameron Carr defensive rebound
12:35
Fazl Oshodi shooting foul (Cameron Carr draws the foul)
12:35
+1
Cameron Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-19
12:35
+1
Cameron Carr makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-20
12:19
+2
Michael Jacobs makes two point jump shot
19-20
12:03
+3
Tounde Yessoufou makes three point jump shot (Dan Skillings Jr. assists)
19-23
11:54
Dan Skillings Jr. shooting foul (Ashton Magee draws the foul)
11:54
TV timeout
11:54
+1
Ashton Magee makes regular free throw 1 of 2
20-23
11:54
Ashton Magee misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:54
Caden Powell defensive rebound
11:43
Ashton Magee shooting foul (Tounde Yessoufou draws the foul)
11:43
+1
Tounde Yessoufou makes regular free throw 1 of 2
20-24
11:43
Tounde Yessoufou misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:43
DaMariee Jones defensive rebound
11:21
DaMariee Jones misses two point jump shot
11:19
Bears defensive rebound
11:18
Terrance Dixon Jr. personal foul (Michael Rataj draws the foul)
11:05
+2
Tounde Yessoufou makes two point layup (Cameron Carr assists)
20-26
10:44
Michael Jacobs misses three point jump shot
10:42
Jaguars offensive rebound
10:42
Michael Rataj personal foul
10:32
+3
Cam Amboree makes three point jump shot
23-26
10:17
Michael Jacobs personal foul (Cameron Carr draws the foul)
10:17
+1
Cameron Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-27
10:17
+1
Cameron Carr makes regular free throw 2 of 2
23-28
9:57
Cam Amboree misses three point jump shot
9:55
Tounde Yessoufou defensive rebound
9:47
Tounde Yessoufou misses three point jump shot
9:45
Michael Rataj offensive rebound
9:39
DaMariee Jones personal foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul)
9:39
Dan Skillings Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:39
DaMariee Jones defensive rebound
9:31
Dan Skillings Jr. shooting foul (Michael Jacobs draws the foul)
9:31
+1
Michael Jacobs makes regular free throw 1 of 2
24-28
9:31
+1
Michael Jacobs makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-28
9:15
+2
Michael Rataj makes two point jump shot
25-30
8:51
Tounde Yessoufou blocks Cam Amboree's two point layup
8:49
Terrance Dixon Jr. offensive rebound
8:44
Tounde Yessoufou blocks Terrance Dixon Jr.'s two point layup
8:42
Caden Powell defensive rebound
8:38
Cameron Carr misses two point dunk
8:36
Obi Agbim offensive rebound
8:35
Michael Rataj turnover (traveling)
8:17
Joe Manning misses three point jump shot
8:15
Terrance Dixon Jr. offensive rebound
8:12
Terrance Dixon Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:10
Caden Powell defensive rebound
7:55
+3
Obi Agbim makes three point jump shot (Cameron Carr assists)
25-33
7:23
AJ Barnes misses two point jump shot
7:21
Obi Agbim defensive rebound
7:10
Michael Rataj misses three point jump shot
7:08
Caden Powell offensive rebound
7:04
Caden Powell misses two point layup
7:02
Caden Powell offensive rebound
7:02
Cameron Carr misses three point jump shot
7:00
Jaguars defensive rebound
7:00
TV timeout
6:49
Isaac Williams IV personal foul
6:38
Michael Rataj blocks Joe Manning's two point jump shot
6:36
Michael Rataj defensive rebound
6:26
Michael Rataj misses two point jump shot
6:24
Caden Powell offensive rebound
6:13
Tounde Yessoufou misses three point jump shot
6:11
Terrance Dixon Jr. defensive rebound
5:59
Terrance Dixon Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:57
Cameron Carr defensive rebound
5:48
Tounde Yessoufou turnover (bad pass)
5:35
Cam Amboree offensive foul
5:35
Cam Amboree turnover (offensive foul)
5:23
Terrance Dixon Jr. blocks Michael Rataj's two point jump shot
5:21
Cam Amboree defensive rebound
5:05
Michael Jacobs turnover (bad pass) (Tounde Yessoufou steals)
4:43
Cameron Carr misses three point jump shot
4:41
Michael Jacobs defensive rebound
4:36
AJ Barnes misses two point layup
4:34
Jaguars offensive rebound
4:22
+2
Terrance Dixon Jr. makes two point dunk (Michael Jacobs assists)